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Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 115 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

Dear Members,

Some of you may have noticed that your photos may be temporarily “missing.” Over the past few months, we’ve been moving photos from old servers to new ones, and we’re about a third of the way through—it takes a while to move several copies of 650+ million photos and videos.

We are also working on an option to transfer the images that aren’t as noticeable to to you so you won’t see “missing images.” During this time, you may see missing images until the transfer is complete. We will update you in the blog once this work is finished.

Explore the interesting faces and expressions they have in the next challenge. When a photographer successfully captures a moment of quite reflection or a rowdy crowd, the image evokes a connection with the viewer. What expression do you want to share with the world?

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-expressions. You can then view them and everyone else’s submissions on the DISPLAY PAGE (it updates about every hour). To find out more about this, read the Using Tags on Creative Challenges post.

Submission Guidelines
1. Our editors look for sharp, clear horizontal images that are at a minimum resolution of 800×600 (submissions can have larger resolutions than this). Currently, vertical images cannot fit in the homepage template. Therefore, we cannot publish vertical or narrow panoramic images.

2. Images with added text or images, including watermarks, logos, copyright symbols, graphic borders, frames and time stamps, will not be considered for first place or being featured on the homepage at a later date. Collages, however, are acceptable. Images submitted should be your own.

3. Please do not submit pictures that have already been featured on the homepage.

4. The Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on February 3 to 12:00 p.m. on February 15 (all times EST).

5. 3 pictures per person (regardless of how many member accounts you have) tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-expressions

*Note:Images that don’t meet the exact guidelines can be submitted and viewed for everyone to enjoy, but please understand that we cannot publish images that don’t meet minimum guidelines on the homepage. Also, now that you’re tagging your entries, you don’t need to post links in the comments section anymore.

NEXT CHALLENGE THEME: Animal Antics
It’s been a while since we’ve had an animal or pet challenge, so let’s mix it up for the next challenge and turn our lenses to Animal Antics! Playful, mischievous, loving, serene, silly and regal are just a few of the descriptions that come to mind when thinking of the animals we love. See if you can’t capture your favorite pet or wild animal in your favorite mood!

Happy Groundhog Day! Are you wishing for another 6 months of Winter or an early Spring? Judging from all the entries, it seems that Spring seems to have the popular vote, but there were several remarkably beautiful images of Winter as well. From the vast landscapes to the detailed macro images, we very much enjoyed viewing all the entries.

To view all of the submitted images, please click on the Display Page link.

1) Astun Ski Resort, Huesca, Pyrenees, Spain by member f2eliminator - Congrats! We’ll feature your photo on the homepage tomorrow.

2) Falling by member Kaeley_Warren

3) I’ll be Blooming Soon by member Mtramp

4) Montreux (Switzerland) by member akoene100

5) Silver White Winters That Melt Into Spring by member lynnie440

6) Welcome to the cabin. Would you like winter or spring? by member police370

7) Welcome Spring!!! by member ldeiter78

8) New Growth by member stanpacz

9) Sunset Along the Walk by member defimyfrend

10) Icy Spring Morning by member mjesli

Dear Members,

Some of you have been asking us about the missing photos in your albums. We’ve been investigating the issue and discovered that a server failed, and we are sorry to say that we are unable to recover the images. This is the first time that this has happened in all of Webshots’ 15-year history, and we are taking measures to reduce the chance of this happening again.

We want to take this opportunity to remind all members to back up their photos on a regular basis. As a Premium member, you can use the Desktop Application, our free software, to back of all of your albums; free members can back up only their oldest album. You can also back up your photos on your personal desktop, CD or external hard drives.

To back up your albums using the Desktop, go to the “My Files Online” tab and click on the “Back up your files” link in the bottom-right corner. Click on the screenshot below to see in bigger detail.

We are sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused, and we thank you for being patient with us while we figured out exactly what happened.

Sincerely,

Jessica, Webshots Editor

Update: Please see my recent comment in response to your comments.

Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 114 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 113 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

This challenge will run right up to Groundhog’s Day when the infamous Punxsutawney Phil will pop out of his den to predict a longer winter or the early start to spring! What do you predict? Submit your best Winter or Spring photos to support your theory. Collages or transitional seasonal images would work well if you’re undecided

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-transition. You can then view them and everyone else’s submissions on the DISPLAY PAGE (it updates about every hour). To find out more about this, read the Using Tags on Creative Challenges post.

Submission Guidelines
1. Our editors look for sharp, clear horizontal images that are at a minimum resolution of 800×600 (submissions can have larger resolutions than this). Currently, vertical images cannot fit in the homepage template. Therefore, we cannot publish vertical or narrow panoramic images.

2. Images with added text or images, including watermarks, logos, copyright symbols, graphic borders, frames and time stamps, will not be considered for first place or being featured on the homepage at a later date. Collages, however, are acceptable. Images submitted should be your own.

3. Please do not submit pictures that have already been featured on the homepage.

4. The Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on January 20 to 12:00 p.m. on February 1 (all times EST).

5. 3 pictures per person (regardless of how many member accounts you have) tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-transition

*Note:Images that don’t meet the exact guidelines can be submitted and viewed for everyone to enjoy, but please understand that we cannot publish images that don’t meet minimum guidelines on the homepage. Also, now that you’re tagging your entries, you don’t need to post links in the comments section anymore.

NEXT CHALLENGE THEME: Facial Expressions
Explore the interesting faces and expressions they have in the next challenge. When a photographer successfully captures a moment of quite reflection or a rowdy crowd evokes a connection with the viewer. What expression do you want to share with the world?

Good Morning Creative Challenge participants! We always enjoy a peek into your lives, and the latest Creative Challenge: Good Morning gave us just that! From snooze alarms, steaming coffee and glorious sunrises, your images told us what makes your morning great. Here are our favorites:

#1. “An amazing morning, breathtaking beautiful!” by member marionw104102. Congrats! We’ll feature your photo on the homepage tomorrow.

#2. “Sunrise Extraordinaire” by member rjscholten.

#3. “…just 5 more minutes!” by member akla1.

#4. “Daybreak” by member lynnie440.

#5. “Foggy Sunrise” by member Kaeley_Warren.

#6. “A Fresh Mouth” by member DeniseMichard.

#7. “Shanthi Stupa, Leh. Early morning” by member tigerlily5141.

#8. “A Good Morning Smile from Di Milo greets me every Morning!” by member chantalc.

#9. “Daybreak at Lake McDonald” by member roguegenius.

Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 112 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!